Blini

Eating a tiny blini with all the fixins is the embodiment of posh (think czars and Fabergé eggs), and a longtime fixture of Russian cuisine. The pancake itself is soft, springy, and mild, a perfect vehicle for creamy toppings like crème fraîche and beet fluid gel. Pile a little salmon roe and fresh chervil on top, and you have a sweet, salty, and sour treat with amazing textural complexity. These blini work great as a one-bite amuse bouche, and in our humble opinion, are best washed down with a glass of champagne.

But don’t stop there. There are a million different ways you can dress up your blini—if you prefer a different kind of caviar, substitute it in. If you want smoked salmon and dill instead of beet fluid gel and chervil, give it a shot. If buckwheat flour isn’t your thing, try pastry flour in its place. Heck, drizzle these babies with butter and syrup for a delicious breakfast treat. It really is hard to go wrong, but in general, it’s best to keep it simple so each flavor you choose can really shine.

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I made this recipe overnight and it turned out wonderfully! So light and delicate. I have no idea how you could end up with butter melting out the bottom unless it wasn't soft when you added it into the dough. I baked mine on a rack in the paper and not a drop anywhere. The dough is very sticky and different than kneaded breads.

What does "575g/1lb (4½oz) plain flour" mean? There are 454 g/lb, no matter what the ingredient. It does seem as if there's about 4.5 oz in a cup of flour, so maybe that's where the "(4 1/2 oz)" comes from. And according to other recipes, it looks as if 2.5 cups might be about the right amount. Then again, 575/130 is about 4.5,

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